'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1876-77'
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- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
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- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1876-77'
- Creator:
- Author: Government of Bombay
- Date:
- 1877/1877
- Description:
- Abstract: Annual administration report of the Bombay Presidency, providing a summary record of the main events and developments in each department of the Government of Bombay during the financial year 1876-77. The report is divided into the following headings, some of which are further divided into sub-headings:‘PART I - POLITICAL’ (ff 47-77), consisting of sub-sections on the Gujarat States, Maratha States, Kanarese States, Sind [Sindh], and Aden. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 259-266‘PART II - LAND ADMINISTRATION’ (ff 77-99), consisting of sub-sections on the Northern Division, Southern Division, Kanarese Division, Sind Division, Surveys and Settlements. The Statistical Returns for the Settlements sub-section are included on folio 267‘PART III - PROTECTION’ (ff 100-129), consisting of sub-sections on Legislation, Police, Criminal Justice, Prisons, Civil Justice, Registration, Municipal, Military, and Marine sections. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 268-305PART IV - PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION’ (ff 129-189), consisting of sub-sections on Agriculture, Weather and Crops, Horticulture, Forests, Mines and Quarries, Manufactures, Trade, and Public Works. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 306-357‘PART V - REVENUE AND FINANCE’ (ff 190-219), consisting of Imperial Revenue and Finance and Revenue and Finance other than Imperial sub-sections. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 358-393‘PART VI - VITAL STATISTICS AND MEDICAL SERVICES’ (ff 220-233), consisting of sub-sections on Births and Deaths, Emigration, Medical Relief, Sanitation, and Vaccination. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 393-408‘PART VII - INSTRUCTION’ (ff 234-254), consisting of sub-sections on Education and Literature. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folios 409-422‘PART VIII - ARCHAEOLOGY’ (ff 254-255), consisting of sub-sections on the Ajanta Frescoes and Surveyor’s Reports‘PART IX - MISCELLANEOUS’ (ff 256-258), consisting of sub-sections on the Ecclesiastical, Stationery, Central Press, Commissioner’s Press (Sind), and Photozincographic Office. The Statistical Returns for this section are included on folio 423.An ‘Index’, or rather table of contents, listing the headings and sub-headings of the report is provided on folios 4-5, and one is likewise provided for the corresponding Statistical Returns on folios 6-7 of the volume.Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 424; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The volume contains one foliation anomaly, missing folio 139.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Annual reports
Colonial administration - Geographic region:
- Bombay, Presidency of
Aden
Sind
India - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000812.0x0001c3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000812.0x0001c3_en
IOR/V/10/288
IOR/V/10/288